Ukrainian Baked Potato Squares

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
• 2/3 cup hot milk
• 3 lg. potatoes
• 2 eggs
• slightly beaten
• 1 tbsp. grated onion
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. pepper
• 1 tbsp. flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 2 tbsp. melted butter

Instructions

1. Soften the bread crumbs in the hot milk.
2. Pare, wash, and grate the potatoes on a fine grater.
3. Pour off most of the potato water.
4. Combine the potatoes with the bread crumbs and the remaining ingredients except the melted butter.
5. Butter a shallow baking dish very generously.
6. Spoon the mixture into it, and then sprinkle the top with the melted butter.
7. Bake it in a moderate oven (350F) for 45 minutes.
8. Cut into squares.
9. Serve very hot with sour cream and cottage cheese.